When you are on your computer...which do you prefer?

I use the mouse to scroll up & down the page, however I like to use keyboard shortcuts to do many many things, like Ctrl A to highlight everything on the page which makes it easy to then hit Ctrl C to copy & then Ctrl V to paste. I know quite a few keyboard shortcuts because eventhough I am not currently working due to a medical problem I am a transcriptionist so the keyboard shortcuts do make a lot of tasks much faster & easier for me. At first when I was learning them or whenever I am learning a new one it can be slow at first because you really have to think about it. But then, after you get used to it, it becomes habit and I find I don't even miss a beat while typing & incorporating shortcuts into the flow. I can type approximately 70+ wpm and I think if I were to lift my hand to manuveur the mouse everytime I wanted to copy, cut, paste, etc. then it would really slow me down. Oh, and cortjo73, you're NOT a nerd... just resourceful! :)

I try to use the keyboard as much as I can. It's faster to use the keyboard. And since I've used Windows since the days of Windows 3.1, I know most keyboard shortcuts. I also assign keyboard shortcuts to applications that I use frequently, so I can open them using the keyboard. It also helps you to operate the computer when your mouse is broken. (Or your monitor. You don't need to see the monitor to be able to use keyboard shortcuts, So you can still listen to tunes while the monitor is at the service centre.)

i am a keyboard user and avoids mouse

Me? I am a mouse user! I use my mouse because it is faster. But I do interleave with keyboard shortcuts to make my computer experience more efficient.:)

I like to use the mouse often than the keyboard. I think it was the other way around than you.

I use a laptop now and it does not have a mouse. But when I had a computer (when I was 13) I did not surf the net much but played games and broke it by playing too much.